Do you remember your first two years? I bet you don’t! :)
Well, I do! And I’m very proud of them.

I remember my first step, my first words… and now, after two years… I still feel like a baby. Lots of things to share, lots of things to learn.

Happy Birthday to me! It’s been 2 years today since I’ve joined the Psi Community.
It brings me great joy remembering all the stuff that happened these 2 years. Psi really grew under my eyes:

  • I personally gave birth to the Psi Windows Installer, a pack of NSIS scripts meant to create an easy to use installer for Windows - these scripts turned out to be wonderful starting points for other projects as well
  • Two applications started living to help Psi and not only Psi. One of them is FlySpray (currently in use in many projects all over the world) and Unclassified Newsboard - Psi’s future forum backend.
  • I got to be Forum Moderator for the wonderful Psi Community
  • Michal was also named moderator to support the upcomming flow of users
  • Named moderator at the begining, Remko (spike) was “promoted” to Psi developer as recognition of his continuous effors to improve and develop Psi, bringing fresh ideas to the Project
  • We got to have a new Lead Developer - Kevin , once Justin (infiniti) stepped out to pursue other goals, focusing more on the development of the XMPP library used by Psi, named Iris.
  • Psi shaped really well to adapt to MacOS users’ needs once our devs started using Macs - mainly with the help of Remko
  • File transfer got implemented - this is seen by many as one of the greatest achievements of Psi
  • Got really really cool User Interface features, all available in the next Psi version (0.10), thanks to our Qt GUI code master - misha.

I can’t be forgetting Hal here, as he bravely stood and organized us, setting us on the right tracks whenever this was needed - a big THANK YOU for him.
Let me not forget all the translators who help spreading Psi around the globe, thus making Jabber a better place for everybody - they also diserve our thanks.

There are definitely many more things to mention, but I don’t have 2 years to do that. :)
What’s worth mentioning is that we are constantly working on providing a better, improved Psi, both on the application side and on the community side. The next Psi version (0.10), code name “Faces of conversation” (directed by our new Lead Developer Kevin - this sounds like a movie, doesn’t it?), focuses on usability and improving the interaction with the user. It’s release will sync with a website overhaul, bringing a new face to collaboration within the Psi Community.
Psi 0.10 will make this happen. Don’t forget! Be there when this happens! It’s a one time opportunity!

In the end, I’d like to thank you all for being such a wonderful (Internet) Community.
I am really proud of being a two-year-old around you.

Happy birthday to you too!